S@N

[ultramol]

Just watched the new sky at night .Well, I think it was very good and informative. Certainly different without Patrick though.

[Astro Imp]

If it continues in this vein I will be well pleased.

[brantuk]

I think they made a good job of it - and as above - I hope it continues to be as informative and interesting.

[WillEyedOney]

I thought it was a bit of a mess. A piece here, a piece there, lacking coherent flow.

Just mho of course.

[maxheadroom]

I really enjoyed it. Pity it's monthly though.

[Steve Ward]

Great start to a new era ... 

[Moox]

I thought it was great, very enjoyable and informative.

[rory]

Yep, good stuff . Welcome back s@n.

[avtaram]

Really enjoyed it, good presentation.

Looking forward to the next one.

Avtar

[cthorpey]

I enjoyed it too, glad to have it back.

[L8-Nite]

They kept it simple, fresh, and easy to digest for those new to Astronomy.    

[crimpshrine]

Very good. Even my wife stayed awake and asked a few questions!

[Andy Milner]

I'm a complete beginner of about 1 month. I've learnt so much reading these forums and I thought s@n gave a good presentation. I thought it was the best use of 30 minutes they could have done. Can't believe it's only monthly!?? Sad face loved learning about Jupiter's rings. Really wish they could have made this episode give out a few weblinks to help flyby viewers get started. Like these forums for example! There was probably a few new potential amateurs watching.

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[callisto]

Anything that features Astronomy on TV is a big plus in my book

[ultramol]

I shall be interested to see what the viewing figures are for this new S@N program. If they are good then maybe the BBC may consider more episodes, say fortnightly. I think every week would put the presenters under pressure as they have "day " jobs too. Still, looking forward to the next one....

[todd8137]

Not bad ,I think the budget is just about there for once a month ,change takes a bit of getting used to let's hope the classic theme music does not get the chop just the theme music excites me as it did as a child

Pat

Clear sky's

[Hawksmoor]

I thought it was an excellent fresh start, kept to the original values whilst modernising the presentation. Glad the BBC retained  the music!

[andyman]

Enjoyed it and always will....+1 for keeping the music

[cosmological]

I thought it was OK, but I didn't like Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock in it, I just don't like her style of presenting. I hope Lucie Green is in the next one, I prefer her style of presenting.

[ronin]

Tend to side with Cosmological, Maggie didn't seem to add much to it. If she hadn't actually been there I don't think that the program would have been lessened.

Chris Lintott was good and informative and Lucie Green would I think have been better.

They talked of things as if new, yet water geysers out of Saturns moon is not new, it has been reported and imaged for a couple of years now.

I do hope that hte approach is not to be one of "Assume everyone knows nothing and has no experience". Sometimes a program aimed at people that have some knowledge and interest is nice.

Overall I am unsure, will see how the next few pan out.

[Naemeth]

They talked of things as if new, yet water geysers out of Saturns moon is not new, it has been reported and imaged for a couple of years now.

It was water out of Jupiter's Moon, Europa. Which is fairly new news, reported mid December .

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131212-water-plumes-europa-space-science-jupiter/

[Seafury]

Glad to see it back, I do find Dr Maggie Aderin -Pocock very difficult to listen to, I find her hard to follow, maybe it's me

[chiltonstar]

I quite liked it - a good mix of am and pro which is essential I think. Having a variety of presenters is also a good idea as scientists (I am one) are not always the best presenters, and switching around helps keep the interest up. Another vote here for the theme tune....

Chris

[spike95609]

I quite liked it. After seeing Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock for the first time on Stargazing Live recently I was a little apprehensive as she seems to want to talk faster than her mouth is physically capable of doing. Perhaps it was the pressures of live TV because she seemed much more relaxed last night, but still going off like a gatling gun though! I hope they get the audiences and don't give the BBC an excuse to axe it. And I was glad they kept the theme tune, for me it's so iconic of the Sky at Night.

[jnb]

I've only seen the first minute or so while I found it to download to my tablet (save things like that for train journeys). From what I saw MAP was OK, yes she seems to talk fast but then so did SPM.

How do they measure audience figures these days? Between recording it on the freeview plus, finding it on iplayer and streaming to a local MP4 should that count as three viewing (OK I know they can count the freeview stuff) or are they smart enough to spot duplicates, or is it all guesswork?